eBook behavior in a pBack world

jupstin · 08-24-2010, 05:49 PM

This is embarrassing, but I'm wondering if I'm the only one who has ever done this. I was reading a paperback version of book on parenting (I'll be a dad soon,) and I came across a word I didn't recognize. I actually started to touch the word with the intention of seeing the definition magically pop up.

Needless to say, it didn't work.

Also strange is that I own a Kindle 2, not a PRS...so I'm not even sure why my brain thought my pBack book was touch compatible.

DixieGal · 08-24-2010, 06:14 PM

It's those pregnancy hormones making your thinker all loopy. Best wishes to your growing family!!

I do that whenever I am working on the PC. What's bad is when I reach up there and try to pinch to zoom.

SeaBookGuy · 08-24-2010, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jupstin

This is embarrassing, but I'm wondering if I'm the only one who has ever done this. I was reading a paperback version of book on parenting (I'll be a dad soon,) and I came across a word I didn't recognize. I actually started to touch the word with the intention of seeing the definition magically pop up.

Needless to say, it didn't work.

Also strange is that I own a Kindle 2, not a PRS...so I'm not even sure why my brain thought my pBack book was touch compatible.

I have a related issue --

to get from the street to my apt, I need to tap my keycard at the front door, at the elevators to summon one, and again on the elevator itself (our cards only access our actual floor). Every so often, I find myself reflexively reaching for the keycard to enter my apt ... which has a real (manual key) lock, not an electronic one!

Elfwreck · 08-24-2010, 06:22 PM

I'll sometimes squeeze the bottom left corner of a paperback and wait for the page to turn. Oops.

GraceKrispy · 08-24-2010, 11:46 PM

Ha! I do things like that to pbooks too. I just wait for them to change when I push on the spots where the buttons should be. But, to be fair, after reading a few pbooks in a row, I then try to turn pages on my sony... by physically picking up the print.

Lady Fitzgerald · 08-25-2010, 08:11 AM

I haven't had any problems with it. Holding a p-book open to the correct page is annoying enough to remind me what it is I'm reading.

Graham · 08-25-2010, 08:39 AM

I finished a p-book yesterday. There wasn't another one in it.

Graham

murraypaul · 08-25-2010, 08:43 AM

Back when I was using a Palm (backlit) device for reading in bed, I'd just bought a brand new pBook release from one of my favourite authors, sat down in bed, turned the light off, and looked in confusion as the page didn't glow in the dark

GeoffC · 08-25-2010, 08:52 AM

i've not touched a pbook in months !

queentess · 08-25-2010, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jupstin

I was reading a paperback version of book on parenting (I'll be a dad soon,) and I came across a word I didn't recognize. I actually started to touch the word with the intention of seeing the definition magically pop up.

I do the SAME THING. Sometimes I touch the page (yeah, I have a non-touchable Kindle as well), but mostly I'll twitch my right thumb, trying to cursor-down using the 5-way controller

Sweetpea · 08-25-2010, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jupstin

This is embarrassing, but I'm wondering if I'm the only one who has ever done this. I was reading a paperback version of book on parenting (I'll be a dad soon,) and I came across a word I didn't recognize. I actually started to touch the word with the intention of seeing the definition magically pop up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

It's those pregnancy hormones making your thinker all loopy. Best wishes to your growing family!!

never knew dads got those too!

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

i've not touched a pbook in months !

Hmm, it's been over a year since I've read a pbook... Must be somewhere in May 2009, when I finally got that book (for free!) that I've wanted for ages

bjones6416 · 08-25-2010, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I have a related issue --

to get from the street to my apt, I need to tap my keycard at the front door, at the elevators to summon one, and again on the elevator itself (our cards only access our actual floor). Every so often, I find myself reflexively reaching for the keycard to enter my apt ... which has a real (manual key) lock, not an electronic one!

Just today I tried to unlock the front door of the house with the key fob for my car. Then I heard my car, behind me, go "beep-beep." Duh.

FizzyWater · 08-25-2010, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jupstin

This is embarrassing, but I'm wondering if I'm the only one who has ever done this. I was reading a paperback version of book on parenting (I'll be a dad soon,) and I came across a word I didn't recognize. I actually started to touch the word with the intention of seeing the definition magically pop up.

Yep. Done that.

I've also turned my PDA over to "read the back cover of the book".

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

Just today I tried to unlock the front door of the house with the key fob for my car. Then I heard my car, behind me, go "beep-beep."

I know I've had a long, tiring day when I try to unlock my front door with my car remote. But yes, I've done that too.

Lady Fitzgerald · 08-25-2010, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FizzyWater

...I know I've had a long, tiring day when I try to unlock my front door with my car remote. But yes, I've done that too.

Been there, done that. What's funny is, unless I have passengers, I usually use the key to open my truck unless I have to open a back door.

jupstin · 08-26-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by FizzyWater

I've also turned my PDA over to "read the back cover of the book".

This is truly awesome. I can't believe I've never tried that

08-24-2010, 05:49 PM	#1
jupstin Groupie Posts: 159 Karma: 1005378 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambria, California Device: Kindle 2	eBook behavior in a pBack world This is embarrassing, but I'm wondering if I'm the only one who has ever done this. I was reading a paperback version of book on parenting (I'll be a dad soon,) and I came across a word I didn't recognize. I actually started to touch the word with the intention of seeing the definition magically pop up. Needless to say, it didn't work. Also strange is that I own a Kindle 2, not a PRS...so I'm not even sure why my brain thought my pBack book was touch compatible.

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08-24-2010, 06:14 PM	#2
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	It's those pregnancy hormones making your thinker all loopy. Best wishes to your growing family!! I do that whenever I am working on the PC. What's bad is when I reach up there and try to pinch to zoom.

08-24-2010, 06:22 PM	#4
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	I'll sometimes squeeze the bottom left corner of a paperback and wait for the page to turn. Oops.

08-24-2010, 11:46 PM	#5
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	Ha! I do things like that to pbooks too. I just wait for them to change when I push on the spots where the buttons should be. But, to be fair, after reading a few pbooks in a row, I then try to turn pages on my sony... by physically picking up the print.

08-25-2010, 08:11 AM	#6
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	I haven't had any problems with it. Holding a p-book open to the correct page is annoying enough to remind me what it is I'm reading.

08-25-2010, 08:39 AM	#7
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,742 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	I finished a p-book yesterday. There wasn't another one in it. Graham

08-25-2010, 08:43 AM	#8
murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,726 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	Back when I was using a Palm (backlit) device for reading in bed, I'd just bought a brand new pBook release from one of my favourite authors, sat down in bed, turned the light off, and looked in confusion as the page didn't glow in the dark

08-25-2010, 08:52 AM	#9
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	i've not touched a pbook in months !